Demos may refer to:

Computing

* DEMOS, a Soviet Unix-like operating system * DEMOS (ISP), the first internet service provider in the USSR * Demos Commander, an Orthodox File Manager for Unix-like systems * plural for Demo (computer programming)

Organizations

* Demos (UK think tank), London-based public policy research organisation and publisher *

Demos (U.S. think tank) Demos is a liberal think tank based in the United States. Founded in 2000, Demos' stated mission is to "power the movement for a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy." The organization's president is Taifa Smith Butler, formerly of the Georgi ...

, a public policy research and advocacy organization * DEMOS (Republika Srpska), a political party in Republika Srpska *

DEMOS (Montenegro) DEMOS (acronym of Demokratski savez, ; cnr, Демократски савез, ДЕМОС) is a centrist to centre-right political party in Montenegro. Party founder and current leader is Miodrag Lekić, who is also serving as the party's sing ...

, a parliamentary political party in Montenegro * DEMOS (Slovenia), a coalition of democratic political parties in Slovenia * Demos Medical Publishing, a publisher of books on medical subjects * Solidary Democracy, a political party in Italy * Democracy and Solidarity Party, a political party in Romania

Arts and entertainment

* ''Demos'' (film), a 1921 silent film * ''Demos'' (novel), an 1886 novel by George Gissing * '' Demos Journal'', an Australian literary and political journal

Music

* '' Demos, 1982-86'', a set of recordings by Swedish pop artist Per Gessle * ''Demos'' (Crosby, Stills & Nash album), a 2009 album by Crosby, Stills & Nash * ''Demos'' (Edith Frost album), 2004 album by Edith Frost * ''Demos'' (Imperial Drag album), 2005 album by Imperial Drag * ''Demos'' (Matt Skiba album), a 2010 album by Matt Skiba * ''The Demos'' (Jess Moskaluke album), 2021 album by Jess Moskaluke * ''The Demos'' (Rebecca Hollweg album) * ''Demos'', an EP by the

Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...

which features four of the five demos recorded with Alan Betrock in the summer of 1975 * ''The Demos'' (Father John Misty EP) * '' Cowboys from Hell: The Demos'', by Pantera

People

* Demos Chiang (born 1976), Taiwanese businessman *

Demos Goumenos Demos Goumenos (born 25 December 1978 in Paralimni, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football midfielder who played for Ayia Napa. He has been the captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme lea ...

(born 1978), Cypriot football midfielder * Demos Shakarian (1913–1993), Christian businessman of Armenian origin from Los Angeles * George Demos (born 1976), former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor, and former congressional candidate

Other uses

* Demos, the ruling body of free citizens in ancient Greek city-states, such as Athens, a root of the word

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which people, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choo ...

* Demos, the personification of the previous meaning, treated as a deity * ''Demos'', the Greek meaning as a rhetorical term in English *

Deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Classical Athens, Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th ...